Okeechobee County, FL | Crime Rates

Okeechobee is a county located in FL, and has a population of 34,843.
This region is policed by OKEECHOBEE COUNTY.

Okeechobee County has an overall crime rate of 5,040 per 100,000 residents. This is moderately more dangerous than the rest of the United States, but still about average. This means that your chances of becoming a victim of any type of crime in Okeechobee County is 1 in 20 if you reside there for a year.

The average overall crime rate for Okeechobee County for the previous 2 years was 5,084 per 100,000 residents. This means that the crime rate for Okeechobee County has been decreasing over time.

Below are its crime rates and policing statistics according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). For more specific crime statistics (NIBRS) for many US cities & counties, see Offense Statistics.

Policing Statistics

Sex Offenders

Of the 730,000 sex offenders in the United States, there are a total of 99 sex offender(s) in Okeechobee County.
On a per capita basis, there are approximately 284 sex offender(s) per 100,000 people in Okeechobee County. This is compared to the nation-wide average of 240 sex offenders per 100,000 people.

Data estimated from arrests & clearances from a sample from the Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice. Washington, D.C. 2011. If missing data exist, these figures will tend to underestimate the true figures. Insideprison.com is not responsible for the currency or accuracy of this data.

Search over 2 million inmates and offenders under state correctional supervision in Florida. This includes inmates currently or historically housed in state prisons, and current or past offenders on parole, probation, or conditional release.

Crime Statistics News

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